Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may well limit the uses to which property may be put and hence affect its value , even to the point where owners may prefer not to allow it to be used at all ; but they do not alter the fact that ownership confers the licence to use , or not to use . |
| 2 | ‘ Let's make somewhere to leave them . ’ |
| 3 | In order that this may swell easily to accommodate its rapidly accumulating tissues , this simple body is not burdened with a heavy sclerotised skeleton but enclosed in a thin and to some degree stretchable cuticle . |
| 4 | Erm .. you know you should 've nipped that in the bud straight away rather than saying yeah we 'll put it in the post , we can do that , you should 've just said you know well I 'll bring it all along and gone from there . |
| 5 | He goes I should 've just fucked her ! |
| 6 | You know the bit when he goes , I should 've just fucked her and She goes , what did you say ? |
| 7 | Cos he said oh I should 've just hit him there and then and I said yeah instead of fucking hanging about and pissing your mates off , you know what I mean ? |
| 8 | I think we 're just gon na have to let him moan I would n't mind , but until last weekend , he never give a dickie bird about going to sleep I think it was that came in and set him off she should 've just left him on to it instead of trying to do it herself |
| 9 | I should 've just say you 're bragging . |
| 10 | You know you should 've perhaps questioned him , you know what 's his minimum what , you know , what could he how , how important is his future . |
| 11 | That way at least , the ultimate prize should remain within reach whatever happens inside the polling booths -always provided , of course , that he has not ‘ peaked ’ too soon . |
| 12 | When I looked then at first I could n't see , it was all — you know — black like inside my eyes , but I knew they were open and I could hear the kids yelling — and when I got up he was lying on the sofa , snoring — he must 've just dropped me and let me where I lie- ’ She stopped and Clare sat quietly waiting . |
| 13 | Should you ever possess a whole ham on the bone , you must know how to carve it properly , otherwise you will waste a great deal of meat and subsequently be eating ham soup for ages . |
| 14 | You are bone and wood , Grandmother , so you must know how to save us . |
| 15 | The child must know how to win it back . |
| 16 | Rather than see their goods hawked by retailers on the brink of bankruptcy , luxury firms must act fast to protect their brands . |
| 17 | And , if so , did the assumption of nobility mean that a man must act nobly to merit his new position ? |
| 18 | By the delicacy of her person and the brilliancy of her eye she had tinder enough in her constitution to catch a well struck spark and I trusted I should know how to set her ablaze in a few months more . |
| 19 | If he is arming , you must do likewise to avoid your worst outcome ( to get 2 rather than 1 ) . |
| 20 | Throughout most of those countries the universal view is that Britain should do more to enhance its reputation through the fund . |
| 21 | But in a sense , they will stand a better chance of staying open and being appreciated and supported by the public , if in fact they 're going to devote a modicum of their time to explaining to the popular , population as a whole , what they 're doing , why it 's important and why they should carry on doing it . |
| 22 | We believe that both men and women must work together to change their attitudes . |
| 23 | He must sleep out to test his gear |
| 24 | If at any time you should decide not to pursue your interest in [ name ] or upon request by [ selling agent ] or any one of the shareholders you will return promptly all material ( including any copies thereof ) received from [ selling agent ] or the shareholders , or any of their representatives . |
| 25 | He must set about getting something like that himself . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , he decided , slackening his pace as the distance between Dotty 's and his own breathless form increased , he must set about persuading his mother that a little kid would be very useful for keeping Tullivers ' grass down . |
| 27 | Now he must decide how to use it . |
| 28 | But the Rastas felt that the language was the African people 's own , that they should be proud of it and should set about improving it " ( 1986a : 44 ) . |
| 29 | If you wish to see her you may do so , but I must stress that you should try not to upset her in any way . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You must try not to let her worry . |